Door-hanger



E. 0. STEARNS1 DOOR HANGER.

No. 321,151. Pat ented'JuneBO, 1885.

NITED STATES PATENT FFICEQ EDVARD O. STEABNS, OF SYRACUSE, NE\V YORK.

DOOR-HANGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 321,151, dated June 30,1885.

Application filed September 23, 1884.

T 0 (tZZ whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EDWARD O. STEARNS, of the city of Syracuse, in thecounty of Onondaga and State of New York, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Door-Hangers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in that class of door-hangerswhich are employed for supporting sliding doors from the top, and whichconsist of rollers or wheels which run on horizontal rails above thedoor and an adjustable bearing supported by the rollers and secured tothe upper edge of the door.

The object of my invention is to so construct the hanger that it can beeasily adj usted, whereby the door will hang perfectly true, and that itis simple in construction and durable.

My invention consists to this end in the particular construction of thehanger, as will be hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in theclaims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 rep resents a side elevation of adoor-hanger provided with my improvements and applied to the upper edgeof a door. Fig. 2 is an end elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a fragmentarylongitudinal section on an enlarged scale; and Fig. 4, a cross-sectionin line as m, Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the cylindricalnut.

Like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the severalfigures.

A represents the upper portion of a sliding door, and B B the horizontalrails, arranged above the door in the usual manner.

0 0 represent the rollers or wheels of the hanger, which are secured toa shaft, 0, at the proper distance apart to run upon the rails B B. Therollers O O are preferably provided with flanges 0, whereby they areheld in position on the'rails.

D represents the rider-bar, which rests on the shaft 0 between therollers O O. The riderbar D consists of two horizontal bars, cl d,'andend portions, (1 (P, which connect the horizontal bars at their ends,the horizontal bars (1 d and end portions being cast in one piece. Thelower edge of the upper bar, (Z, is made straight and rests on the shaftcof the rollers.

E represents the base-plate of the hanger, which is fastened to theupper edge of the door Ain any suitable manner. The plate E is pref- (Nomodel erably provided along its lower edge with inclined ledges e e,which fit between ears or lugsk it, having inclined inner sides andformed on a horizontal plate, K, which is secured to the upper edge ofthe door by screws Z. plate E is attached to the horizontal plate K bysliding its lower edges between the lugs 70 IQ, and when adjusted to itsproper place it is firmly secured to the plate K by a horizontalscrew-bolt, m, which is inserted in a threaded opening formed at theouter end of the plate K.

f f represent connecting bars or links, pivoted at their lower ends tothe plate E and at their upper ends to the lower bar, cl, or therider-bar, whereby the latter is secured to the base-plate E. The linksf f are secured to opposite sides of the rider-bar and baseplate, andare preferably made in pairs, two opposite links being connectedtogether by a cross-bar, f. The links f f are free to turn on theirpivots, whereby the position of the rider-bar can be adjusted toward orfrom the base-plate by changing the inclination of the links, and thelatter being all of the same length the riderbar always remains parallelwith the base-plate. A

G represents a cylindrical screw-nut, which is seated in a cylindricalbearing, 9, formed in the lower front end of the rider-bar D, and Hrepresents a screw-bolt which engages with the screw-nut G.

t represents an inclined ear formedon the front end of the base-plate E,and z" is an elongated opening formed in the cam. The bolt H is insertedthrough the opening '5, with its slotted head It bearing against theunder side of the ear 5. j represents a recess formed in the endportion, (1, of the rider-bar below the cylindrical nut G, to permit thebolt H to be The inserted through the threaded opening in the V nut-G,and jrepresents an inclined socket or recess formed in the end portion,(1 above the nut G, to receive the free end of the bolt.

By inserting the end of a screw-driver in the slotted head of the bolt Hand turning the bolt, the nut G, engaging with the threaded portion ofthe bolt, is caused to ride up and down on the bolt. The nut G beingfastened to the rider-bar in the cylindrical bearing 9 causes therider-bar D to be adjusted as the nut G is raised and lowered. Thecylindrical form of the nut G and its bearing permits the nut tooscillate or turn in the bearing 9 as the rider-bar is adjusted, and thesides of the recessesjj' above and below the nut are inclined onopposite sides of the bolt to permit the free movement of the bolt.

n represents a laterally projecting stop formed on opposite sides of therider-bar D, and adapted to engage against the links f and limit theupward movement of the rider-bar.

The portion of the door A to which the hanger is attached can be readilyraised or lowered, as may be necessary to level or adjust the door, byturning the bolt H, and the ridenbar is adjusted so as to be parallelwith the upper edge of the door at all times.

My improved hanger is simple in construction and possesses the requisiteadj ustability, which enables the door to be adjusted and levecd, and isstrong and durable, and will support very heavy doors.

I claim as my in"ention 1. In a door-hanger, the combination, with thebase-plate and rider-bar, of connectinglinks pivoted to the base-plateand rider-bar, and supporting the rider-bar on the base-plate, and anadj usting-screw and nut, which adjustably connect also the rider-barwith the baseplate, substantially as set forth.

2. In a door-hanger, the combination, with the base-plate E andrider-bar D, of pivoted bars or links f f, connecting the rider-bar withthe base-plate, a cylindrical screw-nut, G, seated in the rider-bar toturn therein, and an adj usting-screw, H, substantially as set forth.

Vitness my hand this 16th day of September, 1884:.

EDWARD O. STEARNS.

Witnesses:

EDWARD KENT, L. W. MYERs.

